Ramona's Decision Ramona finds herself in a difficult situation where she must choose whether to accept an extraordinary job offer. The job posting is for Next Step's Atlanta, Georgia office with a base salary of $80,000 plus commissions. This seems like a perfect opportunity for an entry-level corporate job for a recent MBA graduate. However, several red flags arose during Ramona's recruitment at the company's headquarters in Seattle, WA. The ethical climate of the company and the negative view of Christians led Ramona to reconsider the job offer. Ethical Perspective The ethical climate at Next Step appeared to be questionable at best during Ramona's recruitment. The recruiter's lack of commitment to the company code of ethics demonstrated to Ramona that the statement is nothing more than a promotional gimmick. The purpose of an organization's code of ethics is to provide moral guidelines that determine acceptable behavior and establish a system of fundamental values ​​and beliefs (McNutt & Batho, 2005). However, in the case of Next Step the formally declared code of ethics does not appear to be the true integrated organizational code of ethics. Typically, the code of ethics adopted is due to the behavior of the organization's managers and the imitation for better or worse of this behavior by the employees (McNutt & Batho, 2005). Next Step’s lack of honesty was also the most well-known verse in I Timothy 6:10: “For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. It is because of this desire that some have fallen away from the faith and have brought upon themselves many sorrows” (English Standard Version). The Bible also states in Matthew 6:24 that mankind is incapable of serving both God and money. This means that if the organization's primary goal is to make large profits and large sums of money, then they don't care too much about serving